Intuition: A Path to Follow and how to make the best use of it?

Five years ago, I enrolled in an online course led by Lisa Nichols. My goal was to clarify my vision, define what I truly aspired to, and align my projects with my purpose.

I had left the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)—an institution I admire —after over 10 fulfilling years and a last mission that I loved, in Greece, in 2018. No regrets; I knew that chapter was closing. I had gone freelance, brimming with projects, intuitions, hopes, and desires… and a fair share of failures in bringing them to life. A lot of failures.

Eager to go deeper, refine my vision, and understand why my inspired ideas weren’t working out (if you’ve ever thought, “If I follow my passion and intuition, it must work!”—you know what I mean), I devoured conferences and online trainings.

In 2020, I stumbled upon Lisa Nichols’ program, “Speak and Inspire,” and dove in with enthusiasm. I love her vibrant energy and her life experience was something I could relate to. I wasn’t starting from scratch—I had ideas, intuition, desires. But her method helped me shape them, give them direction, and bring clarity to turn them into something tangible.

Five years later, I found my old notes. I had written: “I guide people in their health, personal, and spiritual development, helping them to transform based on who they are and what they truly want. I bring them to consciousness and to connect to their intuition. I do this with my capacities, intuitive insights, experience, and what I’ll learn along the way through trainings, readings, etc.”

I had also added: “Find and develop my method.” At the time, I had no idea what that would look like.

Today, five years later, that’s exactly what I do. It has clarified, refined, and deepened over time. My abilities, my intuition, my understanding—all have grown. Though my work has changed every 12 to 18 months since 2018, I now feel I’ve arrived at my method, my tools, my unique approach. Of course, there’s still work to do, still depth to explore. But I have my foundation.

I receive intuitions like this regularly—some deep, some lighter.

The Birth of “Croissance Intégrale”

Almost three years ago, the name “Croissance Intégrale” kept looping in my mind for three weeks. It woke me up at night. I knew I had to do something with it, but I had no idea what nor how. So I bought the domain names, knowing nothing of what would unfold.

A year later, my first program, “L’Alchimie de l’Âme,” (“Soul Alchemy”) was born. It had structure, my feel of how I could support my clients. It evolved with the people I guided, and it created space for the transformations that unfolded session after session. It grew stronger, refined itself, and enabled me to finally grasp my very own tools, my modality. The program has now reemerged as “Synergie Interieure” (“Inner Synergy”), that I present under the website : Croissance Intégrale. Here it is. It took three years.

When Intuition Leads Nowhere

But sometimes, an intuition goes nowhere. It flops.

This is also true. And if this has happened to you, if you question your intuition, I feel you. I’ve been there.

The question is: Was it truly intuition, or just a part of me that wanted something to be true? A part of me that wanted to be healed, loved. A part that saw signs, believed it had to happen, but lacked depth?

I spent three years chasing what I thought was an intuition—a collaboration with a friend. We had so many signs! But in the end, it didn’t work out. I felt we were forcing something for the wrong reasons, it felt off. And looking back now, I see it never could have worked out. I had been led astray— but by my own desires, my unhealed wounds, my lack of discernment, that I took for intuition.

The Lessons I’ve Learned from My Intuition

1. Patience

I love when life moves at a fast pace. I’m not afraid of change. But intuition has taught me the necessity of patience—to build, to learn, to try, to fail, and try again. I now understand why: Time (trial and errors) allows us to lay solid foundations.

2. Self-Knowledge

If my intuition is true, I will have—or will develop—the resources I need to reach my goal, even the ones I don’t yet know I’ll need. That leads to self trust.

3. Intuition ≠ Instant Blueprint

Intuition gives you the destination, a glimpse of something that connects you to another space / time. But it won’t hand you a roadmap, a marketing plan, a project timeline, or a guaranteed outcome. That’s precisely what you’ll have to learn along the way—if you choose to follow it and do the work. This is what incarnation is about.

4. Intuition Can Show Up in all areas of life

You learn to recognize it, to trust it. The more you know yourself and your intuition, the more you know how to follow it. I also know what happens when you ignore it.

Three months ago, I started my bathroom renovation. I wanted to do it “on a limited budget” (the kitchen renovation blew up the whole renovation budget !). Everytime I worked on it, it felt off and I had to convince myself it was the right choice. In the end, it didn’t work. Something else came in the way that made me have to exit the limited budget version. Now, I’m finally doing what my intuition told me to do three months ago. And I wonder: How did I make that mistake, with all I know? It cost me three months of renovation work, 10 cm of shower space and the ideal bathroom floor map!). 

When Intuition Comes from Unhealed Places

But intuition can also come from unhealed wounds, karma, excitement, or ego. If we haven’t done the inner work, if we’re still wearing masks, if we lack discernment (and yes, I’ve been there too), we risk being misled.

Questions to Help You Discern

Here are the key questions to ask yourself when an intuition arises:

1. Which part of you resonates with this intuition?(Is it your heart? Your ego? Your fear? Your excitement?)

2. What do you want to do with it? (Is it a fleeting idea or a deep calling?) and Why ? (Knowing your why is what will keep you going every time you fail)

3. Are you ready to build something for the long term? (Intuition often demands patience and persistence.)

4. Are you interested—or committed? (Is this a superficial want, or a soul-level call?)

5. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to bring it to life—without knowing how long it will take? (intuition rarely comes with a roadmap)

One Last Thing: There Are No Shortcuts

Hoping to win the lottery to fund your intuition’s vision? That would be a shame—because you’d miss all the lessons you’re meant to learn - and these are your super powers. If you take a shortcut, in one way or another, life will catch up with you.

What’s the Lesson You’ve Learned from Your Intuition?

I’d love to hear from you. What has intuition taught you?

Reply to this email or share in the comments—let’s learn from each other.

Love, Claire